Two courtrooms were packed on Wednesday with victims and families as they waited for the final sentencing of John Olubobokun . However, they will have to wait a bit longer.

In July of this year, Olubobokun, former director of Christian Centre Academy , was found guilty of nine counts of assault with a weapon. In 2003, Olubobokun used a wooden cricket bat-like paddle to correct a student. This punishment went on for four years, despite the Supreme Court ruling in 2004 to make corporal punishment illegal in schools.

Olubobokun’s lawyer, Ron Piché, argued that Olubobokun was simply following school policy.

Victim statements were shared on Wednesday, many describing the beatings they received — beatings that have had a lifelong effect. Many were crying as speakers shared the depression,

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